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Post by SakiBomb25 on Oct 10, 2004 2:50:28 GMT -5
USD played awesome defense. And Santa Clara just couldn't pass well, as Kristen Hurst, Lindsey Sherburne and Jackie Bernardin all served really, really well. Not to mention, USD's middle blockers, all 5'11" and 6'1" of them (Emily Haas and Christie Dawson) outplayed Santa Clara's supposedly more formidable duo of Annalisa Muratore and Anna Cmylo. I thought the middle for Santa Clara would be more of a factor, offensively and defensively, but it wasn't the case for the Broncos.
The Broncos got schooled really badly in Games 3 and 4. USD just played really, really well... give them all the credit.
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Post by BearClause on Oct 10, 2004 13:41:29 GMT -5
What I found remarkable in game 1 was 21 consecutive sideouts from 20-20 to 32-32. In sideout scoring, it would have been at 9-7.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 10, 2004 15:47:46 GMT -5
[quote author=BearClause link=board=general&thread=1097378012&start=9#0 date=1097380076] I wonder if there might have been a key injury or something.[/quote]
Thank goodness there were no injuries. Usually if one or two SCU players are off, the others pick it up. In this match, seven were off. Poorest Bronco showing in the three years in which I have attended almost every match. I agree with SakiBomb: USD defense was magnificent; they dug everything that SCU managed to keep on the court and their serving was also great. Sherburne very effectively spread the ball around, and Bernardin was the best all-around Libero I've seen live all year (including Zartman in 5 matches). Let's hope the Broncos regroup!
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Post by Deleted on Oct 10, 2004 20:05:45 GMT -5
I think the Jenny Craig whatever is one of the best Vb facilities in the country.
No point. Just thought I'd chime in.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 10, 2004 20:40:27 GMT -5
I think the Jenny Craig whatever is one of the best Vb facilities in the country. You may be correct, although the reality of the experience there may be different than what you would have experienced had you attended the NCAA's there several years back. The seats all have backs and arm rests and nothing obstructs the view of the court. It must hold, and I am guessing here, around 8,000, so that it seemed almost empty everytime I've been there--although for the Santa Clara match the attendance was listed in excess of 700 (very good for a Saturday night). Parking is easy, no more than a five minute walk. Downsides: only one entrance into the seating area, so everyone goes in and out of the same "gate." (I would hate to be there if there were a fire.) No food court and only a minimally staffed junk food concession. They have closed off the "end zones" after complaints of slurs directed toward visiting teams from drunken frat-types, but the latter still stand up non-stop (except between games) in the center seats in the first few rows, obstructing the views of everyone everywhere in the first 15 rows. So, I cannot disagree with you about the "facilities" there for volleyball. It would be nice if the overall experience matched.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 10, 2004 22:05:08 GMT -5
Are you sure you aren't talking about San Diego State's facility--where the finals were?
I was there, too. It's OK, but not intimate, like Jenny Craig.
Jenny Craig doesn't hold 8,000, I don't think.
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Post by BearClause on Oct 10, 2004 22:09:51 GMT -5
Are you sure you aren't talking about San Diego State's facility--where the finals were? I was there, too. It's OK, but not intimate, like Jenny Craig. Jenny Craig doesn't hold 8,000, I don't think. From his accounts, it sounds like our Mr. Publius was there at the match. However - USD claims that the Jenny Craig Pavilion holds 5100, which is about what the Leavey Center holds at Santa Clara.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 10, 2004 22:34:53 GMT -5
Yes, I was there. I just checked the USD site and it quoted a 5000 capacity, and a bit over 700 attending the SCU match. Maybe the same drunkies that monopolized the front middle seats also counted the attendance and compiled the rediculously innacurate "official statistics."
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Post by Makawao on Oct 11, 2004 21:23:15 GMT -5
Jenny Craig Pavilion from the outside does not look like a gym. I was so lost looking for the arena. Inside it is very nice with great video footage on the big screens. Sata Clara must be way overrated because USD spanked them big time. I wanted to see the then #12 team and ended being more impressed with USD. The L (Jackie) was racking up points with her jump serve plus she was digging balls all night. Great job USD
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Post by IdahoBoy on Oct 11, 2004 21:31:07 GMT -5
Jenny Craig Pavilion from the outside does not look like a gym. I was so lost looking for the arena. Inside it is very nice with great video footage on the big screens. Sata Clara must be way overrated because USD spanked them big time. I wanted to see the then #12 team and ended being more impressed with USD. The L (Jackie) was racking up points with her jump serve plus she was digging balls all night. Great job USD I don't think that San Diego has been performing up to their potential all-season. They looked very solid against most teams at Hawaii, but lost some interesting matches after returning from Hawaii that most of us didn't expect them to (that saw them in Hawaii). The West Coast Conference teams always seem to benefit in the polls and I'm not sure how, they upset one or two teams early and fluster out in the conference season and show very little in the NCAA tournament.
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Post by BearClause on Oct 11, 2004 21:44:51 GMT -5
Jenny Craig Pavilion from the outside does not look like a gym. I was so lost looking for the arena. Inside it is very nice with great video footage on the big screens. Sata Clara must be way overrated because USD spanked them big time. I wanted to see the then #12 team and ended being more impressed with USD. The L (Jackie) was racking up points with her jump serve plus she was digging balls all night. Great job USD www.jennycraigpavilion.com/pages/photogallery.htm
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Post by Deleted on Oct 11, 2004 21:50:22 GMT -5
This is a cool little place, outside on the plaza. If I remember correctly, there are quotations from the world's major religions--and Yogi Berra.
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Post by chipNdink on Oct 11, 2004 21:52:19 GMT -5
... Sata Clara must be way overrated because USD spanked them big time. I wanted to see the then #12 team and ended being more impressed with USD. ... Well, last week's Pablo's rankings had San Diego at #14 and Santa Clara at #23 BEFORE they played each other. Looking at other polls based upon people's opinions is just a futile exercise in watching over-rated teams slowly dropping down in rank while under-rated teams are begrudging moved up a few notches at a time as voters come to terms with their faulty and biased pre-conceptions.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 11, 2004 22:23:03 GMT -5
Well, last week's Pablo's rankings had San Diego at #14 and Santa Clara at #23 BEFORE they played each other. Looking at other polls based upon people's opinions is just a futile exercise in watching over-rated teams slowly dropping down in rank while under-rated teams are begrudging moved up a few notches at a time as voters come to terms with their faulty and biased pre-conceptions. Ah, yes, how simple life is if we just listen to those few who have been annointed; what do the people know and who cares of their opinions? I suppose you think the same for national politics and all the other uses of polls besides volleyball? I have a lot of respect for Pablo's polls, but even he qualifies its usefulness or appropriateness in certain situations. How, would you, cNd, compile your pre-season poll? And how would you compile the next few weeks? How can a team be deemed over-rated after one or two weeks? Are changes really based on faulty and biased pre-conceptions? There are elements of truth in almost every widely-used or reputed system of predicting future events. Computerized systems are usually based on a bell-shaped curve, which, if memory serves, usually won't give over 80 percent probability. I don't know if studies have proved it, but it seems that the final 32 and 16 in the NCAA's are remarkably close to the preceding weeks' public opinion-type polls. Update me: can the computers now routinely beat the best humans in chess?
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Post by chipNdink on Oct 12, 2004 0:02:58 GMT -5
... How, would you, cNd, compile your pre-season poll? And how would you compile the next few weeks?... Like I said, who cares about my rankings? It's as worthless as anybody else's opinion. Yes, easily; and not just the best humans, even the World Champion.
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